Doom Soundtrack.

[MegaDrive1987]

Doom PSX soundtrack or the original PC soundtrack? Personally I prefer the PSX version over the PC version. To be fair it was the first version I played so I don't know if that makes a difference at all but yeah I'm curious to know who prefers what...

 

[Segadude113]

PC ost 100%. It's one of the only midi OSTs i can stand.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I know it's a bit of a sin (hah!) to say this, but I never liked the original DOS soundtrack. It feels weirdly out of place for what's happening on screen, and I think that it distracts from the action rather than enhancing it.

 

[moonbits]

I've never listened to the PS1 rendition so I'll get to you in an hour or so.

 

[Segadude113]

I've never listened to the PS1 rendition so I'll get to you in an hour or so.

it's completely different. It goes for a darker, more horrific tone.

 

[MegaDrive1987]

I know it's a bit of a sin (hah!) to say this, but I never liked the original DOS soundtrack. It feels weirdly out of place for what's happening on screen, and I think that it distracts from the action rather than enhancing it.

Yeah I find the PSX soundtrack a lot more immersive and changes the feel of the game. I have music turned off in GZDoom anyway. Would LOVE to be able to play it with the PSX soundtrack over it instead.

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I've never listened to the PS1 rendition so I'll get to you in an hour or so.

Better off playing it mate to get the feel for it.

 

[moonbits]

Yeah I find the PSX soundtrack a lot more immersive and changes the feel of the game. I have music turned off in GZDoom anyway. Would LOVE to be able to play it with the PSX soundtrack over it instead.

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Better off playing it mate to get the feel for it.

Alrighty then.

 

[Segadude113]

Yeah I find the PSX soundtrack a lot more immersive and changes the feel of the game. I have music turned off in GZDoom anyway. Would LOVE to be able to play it with the PSX soundtrack over it instead.

Whenever i run Hexen on Steam, i play it with the N64 music mod. I just prefer that version because it sounds more epic to me.

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

Both versions have Iconic OSTs but the PC (MS-DOS) version is the Original even though it is composed of Yamaha YM3812 aka SoundBlaster but it doesn't sound bad despite the limitations of the sound chip, but the PS1 version feels more ambient and dark, but it's good too.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I've always preferred the original Doom OST over the PS1 version. I just find the spooky, more horror oriented sound unfitting considering how powerful the player is and how massive a demon body-count you rack up. The original games just lean more into power fantasy then horror imo.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

The original games just lean more into power fantasy then horror imo.

That is a good observation, actually.

You are pretty tough, pretty fast and able to pack a ridiculous punch, so I can see where you are coming from with that. At the same time, however, I feel that the multiplayer effectively works against that on every version, making it so you don't have the ability to tank much damage or even battle for too long before you are added to some other dude's frag count.

Hell, most people I knew favored rocket jumps and suicidal runs because of this. Could be its own debate, honestly.

 

[moonbits]

It's alright, I like the ambience but I prefer the powerful MIDI, it goes along pretty nice with the speed.

 

[MegaDrive1987]

It's alright, I like the ambience but I prefer the powerful MIDI, it goes along pretty nice with the speed.

Thanks for taking the time to properly experience it for this post.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

That is a good observation, actually.

You are pretty tough, pretty fast and able to pack a ridiculous punch, so I can see where you are coming from with that. At the same time, however, I feel that the multiplayer effectively works against that on every version, making it so you don't have the ability to tank much damage or even battle for too long before you are added to some other dude's frag count.

Hell, most people I knew favored rocket jumps and suicidal runs because of this. Could be its own debate, honestly.

That's a fair point too. The player's very much a glass cannon, with most of the demon's having fairly low damage attacks compared to the player to compensate for this. Once you move over to deathmatching, you really start to feel the Glass in Glass cannon however.

It's not *all* power fantasy in single player either, in all fairness. Certain maps lean more into a feeling of horror or vulnerability. Doom 1's "Halls of the Damned" and Plutonia's "Hunted" both come to mind.

 

[thecrow2313]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom/addons/doom-metal-x-idkfa

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Uh... there's no "one Doom PC soundtrack". The fact that Doom used MIDI for the music meant that what people heard with one sound card was insanely different from what other people heard on a different sound card.

Just sayin'.

 

[NardoBoom]

Yeah I find the PSX soundtrack a lot more immersive and changes the feel of the game. I have music turned off in GZDoom anyway. Would LOVE to be able to play it with the PSX soundtrack over it instead.

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Better off playing it mate to get the feel for it.

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A backport of PSX Doom to PC. Contribute to BodbDearg/PsyDoom development by creating an account on GitHub.

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[MegaDrive1987]

GitHub - BodbDearg/PsyDoom: A backport of PSX Doom to PC

A backport of PSX Doom to PC. Contribute to BodbDearg/PsyDoom development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Wow, haven't you just made my day, I've been dreaming of something like this for years. Thank you so much!!

 

[NardoBoom]

Wow, haven't you just made my day, I've been dreaming of something like this for years. Thank you so much!!
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No problem, glad to help. I love the original soundtrack more but i still like the PS1 music. You should try DOOM 64 too because the music is similar to the ps1 game.

 

[MegaDrive1987]

No problem, glad to help. I love the original soundtrack more but i still like the PS1 music. You should try DOOM 64 too because the music is similar to the ps1 game.

I've got the GOG version of Doom 64.

 

[Amakuchi]

I'm of the opinion that the DOS Doom OST is the better soundtrack but the PS1 version definitely has its place in the series!

 

[GuyZero32k4]

PSX for me. Like you, played the PSX version first.

 

[pingugaming]

to be honest the 3DO version kicks some serious ass

 

[MegaDrive1987]

PSX for me. Like you, played the PSX version first.

Yeah the first version you play probably makes a huge difference but I can't help but think I'd have been swayed to the PSX version even if I'd have played the PC version first.

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

to be honest the 3DO version kicks some serious ass

Admittedly, the 3DO version has an impressive soundtrack, but sadly that would be the only redeeming quality of that version.